The period of study depends on ---------------------- .
The period of study depends on ---------------------- . - раздел Иностранные языки, АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК 5. ----------------------- 8 Teaching Blocks.
6. The Direction Of Th...
5. ----------------------- 8 teaching blocks.
6. The direction of the research refers to ----------------- .
Grammar Focus: Present/Past Simple Passive
The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.
for e.g.: Researches develop new measuring facilities. New measuring facilities are developed by researches.
Present simple passive pattern: am/is/are + the past participle of the verb
for e.g.: Students are trained in 35 areas.
Past simple passive pattern: was/were + the past participle of the verb
for e.g.: NSTU was founded in 1953.
6.Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verb in brackets:
1 After defending the Master’s theses, students ------ usually (award) M.Sc. degree.
2 Last year the laboratories ------- (equip) with the most reliable measuring facilities.
3 What fields of science the research-----(do)?
4 What subjects -------(study) at the university by students?
5 Postgraduate students -----(offer) 3-year program of study.
6 What international programs---------- the university (participate) in?
7 The technique ------(aim) at developing modern electronic devices.
7. .Asking the Way. Can you find your way around the university?
NSTU houses 8 teaching buildings with lots of classrooms, lecture theatres, laboratories, workshops and libraries. The university has sports and recreation centres. NSTU provides accommodation, so it has 7 dormitories. When coming to the university for the first time, it’s too difficult to find the room or teaching building you are looking for.
a) Study the map of the NSTU campus.
NSTU CAMPUS MAP
Cafe ”Under the
Newton’s Apple”
Backer’s
K. Marx Prospect
University Hotel
VIII
Academic buildings
Dormitories
9 – Sports complex
b) Work in pairs. Take turns giving directions to the places you are looking for.
Use your map and give the information he or she asks for.
A:I’m trying to find…. Is there one around here? How can I get to…? Could you tell me the way to…..? Could you tell me where the library is.
B:Yes there is one on the ground floor. Let me tell how to get there.
Useful prepositions, words and phrases:
1. across, behind, up/down the street, in front/back of, in the middle of the block, near, opposite,
next to, over, on the corner of
2.climb up/down stairs, it’s upstairs/downstairs, go straight, go past.., take the first/second turning on the left/right, stop at , turn to, walk back, go up to and you’ll see, cross
3. Dean’s office, teaching block, ski lodge, swimming-pool, policlinic, classroom, workshop, chemical laboratory, lecture theatre, fast food outlet, coffee shop, bar, canteen, gym, Human Resource department, the department of foreign languages, lounge, recreation center.
8.Study the structure and the useful language of a presentationgiven below.Prepare and make the presentation of NSTU.
II. PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES
1.Split the classinto the groups of four. Discuss the following:
1. What is a "presentation"?
2. For what purposes are presentations made? 3. What makes a presentation effective?
2.Study effective presentation tips. Tickthe tips you consider to be of primary importance:
1 .When preparing a presentation, try to find out what your audience already knows.
2 Visit the room in which you are presenting before you actually make the presentation.
3 The first stage of your presentation is when you should get the full attention of your audience.
4 If you memorize the introduction, you will be more confident when making a presentation.
5 The whole text of your presentation should be written on postcards.
6 If you use an overhead projector, you should remember to turn it off when you don't need it.
7 Remember that the content of the presentation is much more important than your presenting style.
3.Comment on the following statements. In your opinion are they: a) essential b)helpful c) unhelpful for a successful presentation?
1.Tell a joke at the beginning.
2. Speak more slowly than you normally do.
3. Smile a lot.
4. Involve the audience.
5. Invite questions during the presentation.
6. Always keep to your plan.
7. Move around during your presentation.
8. Use a lot of gestures to emphasize important points.
9. Read out your presentation from a script.
10. Stand up when giving your presentation.
4. Study the useful language of the effective presentation used to start, to sequence, to make the main body and conclude the presentation.
Table 1
Introduction
Introducing yourself
Greeting, name, position
Introducing your talk: Title/ subject:
I'm going to talk about...
I'd like to talk about ...
My topic/ my subject is ...
The subject of this talk/my talk is ...
I'd like to talk to you about...
I'm going to present the recent... / explain our position on ... /inform you about... / describe ...
The focus of my presentation/ paper (academic)/ topic / speech (usually to public audience)
Purpose/ objective
We are here today to / decide / agree, learn about...
The purpose of this talk is to show / take a look at / report on / outline /
give an overview / discuss / review
This talk is designed to act as a springboard for discussion /start the ball rolling
Length
I shall take (...) minutes of your time
I plan to be brief
This should last (...) minutes
Outline/ main parts
I've divided my presentation into (four) parts/ sections. They are ...
The subject can be looked at under the following headings...
We can break this area down into the following fields:
Firstly/ first of all/ Secondly / then/ next...
Thirdly/ and then we come to ... Finally / lastly/ last of all...
Questions
I'd be glad to answer any questions at the end of my talk.
If you have any questions, please feel free to interrupt.
Please interrupt me if there's something, which needs clarifying.
Otherwise, there'll be time for discussion at the end.
First / next /then / after that
Let's turn to ...
The / my next point is ... The next thing is ... After all, ... Last of all ... Finally, ...
Now let's look at / move on / turn to ...
Referring to an earlier point / departing from your plan / digressing
Going back to ... By the way, ...
Giving examples/
Introducing and commenting on visuals (graphs, charts, diagrams, tables, pictures, handouts)
For example / for instance / such as / One example of this is /
Let's look at Take a look at ... /Have a look at ... Let's take/ have a look at I'd like you to look at ...
If you take a closer look at ..., you'll notice ...
I'd like to focus your attention on ...
I'd like to draw you attention to ...
I'd like you to look at... in more details / In the picture we can see /As you can see from the picture. The graph/ chart shows /presents
Conclusions
summary
Let me just run over the key points again.
I'll briefly summarize the main issues.
To sum up. ... Briefly ... In brief... In short ...
Conclusion or
recommendations (if appropriate)
So, / In conclusion ... / We've seen that
As you can see, there are some very good reasons...
I'd like to leave you with the following thought / idea ...
So, I would suggest that we ... /
I'd like to propose (more formal) /In my opinion, the only way forward is ...
a signal to end
That brings me to the end of my presentation. That completes my presentation. Before I stop/ finish, let me just say ... That covers all I wanted to say today.
Table 3
Questions
an invitation for questions/ to make comments, or start a discussion
I'd be glad to try and answer any questions.
So, I'd now be glad to answer any questions.
So, let's throw it open to questions. /
Any questions? /
I'd like to suggest we start the discussion now.
Check you have understood the question
Rephrase or clarify
Classify the question and reply
"easy", "difficult", "irrelevant", '"hostile"
Checking the questioner is satisfied.
Does that answer your question?
Is that clear?
May we go on?
close
Thank you for your attention.
Thank you for listening
I hope you will have gained an insight into
UNIT 1 HIGHER EDUCATION IN BRITAIN
· Focus: Education (general notion); basic vocabulary
· Higher Education in Britain ( general overview)
· Grammar focus: Presen
Phrasal Verbs
to get down to smth
to start work on smth that needs a lot of time and energy
to get on with
to make
Vocabulary
academic year – учебный год
semester/term – семестр
director of studies – руководитель научно-исследовательских работ
rector – ректор университета
dean – декан ф
FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION
I Further education traditionally includes part-time vocational courses for those who leave school at the age of 16 but need a skill in the manual or technical field.
Abou
Vocabulary
3.Form word partners.
1. maintenance a. empire
2. poorer b. research
3. original c. quality
4. university d. backgrounds
5 overs
Speaking
7.Look through the text again. Why are these numbers and dates important?
90, 47, 1988, 1992, 28%.
8.Discuss in pairs the answer to fol
Financial Status
Fully Funded* Partially Funded* Scholarship Required
Intended Enrolment Time (select term and year)
Term:Spring
UNIT 3 HIGHER EDUCATION IN RUSSIA
· Focus: Higher Education in Russia ( general overview)
· Curricula and Degrees Awarded
· Grammar focus: Wh-questions; Preposit
HIGHER EDUCATION IN RUSSIA
Higher education plays a very important part inthe life of any state as it provides the country with highly-qualified specialists for future development and progress.
Today, higher educati
I. Vocabulary
automation and computer engineering
автоматика и вычислительная техника
radio engineering
радиотехника, радиотехнический
MISSION STATEMENTS
• To become a University of general academic excellence, meeting worldwide standards of training for engineers, managers and scientists. To develop academic programs leading to the award of
Vocabulary
an unsightly billboard –неприглядный, уродливый рекламный щит
to toss – бросать
to do harm – причинять вред
stuff – вещество, материя
manure – навоз, компост
POLLUTION - NO EASY ANSWERS
It's not hard to find examples of pollution in our society. But it is hard to define exactly what pollution is. For example, is a can tossed on the ground pollution? How about an unsightly billboar
HIGH TECH POLLUTION
The recycling of high-tech garbage is becoming a pressing problem. In the last few decadeswe‘ve been like children in the toy shop trying to get the latest electronic gadge
Intelligent d. old-fashioned
5. flame retardant e. clever
6. decade f. small machine or device
7. common g. to burn
8. scrap heap h. pile of garbage
9. out of date i. ordinary
10. m
Speaking
7. What do these numbers from the text refer to?
1 500 000, 100 000, 7 000, 200, 100.000.
8.. Read the text again and answer the following
Vocabulary
landfill – мусорная свалка/ яма для закапывания мусора и отходов
kitchen trash – пищевые отходы
noncombustible garbage – несгораемый мусор
upon request – по требованию, з
WASTE NOT, WANT NOT
Disposing of the garbage we produce is a major problem in cities around the world. In the United States, over 160 million tons of garbage are produced every year. Ten percent is recycled, ten perce
THE ANSWER IS BLOWING IN THE WIND
Britain is in the middle of serious energy crises! We 1------_(look for) a new form of energy which will be able to generate enough power in recent years.
Usually the British 2_------_(bur
Speaking
10.Look at the following pictures and notes, then in pairs discuss what the p
Writing
11.Your town is facing serious problems.Suggest ways to improve the situation, explaining the results of each suggestion.You can use ideas from units 5 and 6 as we
Vocabulary
accommodation – жилье
celebrity – знаменитость, звезда
fascinating – обворожительный, очаровательный, пленительный
to eat out – питаться в ресторане или в кафе, а не дома
LOS ANGELES - THE CITY OF ANGELS
Accommodation
The hotels in LA are more expensive than those in many other American cities, but they are clean and safe. The Biltmore and the Omni are lovely and close to special bu
Melbourne
Melbourne is Australia’s second city with half a million fewer people than Sydney. For those who live there, however, there is no better place in the world to live. It has parks and gardens and ple
Brisbane
The third largest city in Australia is widely regarded as the best city for the quality of life it offers its residents. The capital of Queensland has a tropical climate and its 1.8 million people
Writing
5.Write a tourist leaflet on two cities in your country.
1 Use these notes to help you.
Where is it ,(are
Description Tips
To describe a place, a building or a monument
a) first, you should give the name and location of the place, building or monument and the reason for choosing
MODULE 4 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
UNIT 8 GREAT SCIENTISTS
Focus: Vocabulary Study: verbs to discover and to invent; science (general notion)
Focus: Great Scientists
A) Archimedes in his bath
Do you remember the story of 1____Greek scientist Archimedes? He was trying to solve 2____problem in 3_____physics – how to show if the king’s crown was made of 4_____ gold or not.
C) The scientist who saw the solution on a bus
The chemist ‘Kekule’ is famous for having discovered a lot about how 1____ atoms and 2____ molecules are arranged.
3____ first discovery happened when he was riding on a bus, one evening i
SCIENCE
Look through the text and prove the importance of science and scientists. Discuss in pairs the answer to the questions: 1. What impact does science have on our life?
2. What great discover
Vocabulary
M.A. Master of Arts – магистр гуманитарных наук
to expose(to) – подвергать воздействию
behavior of ions – поведение ионов
x-rays – рентгеновские лучи
radium eman
Vocabulary
superconductor properties – свойства сверхпроводников
semi-conductor – полупроводник
solar cells – солнечный элемент/батарейка
LED (light emitting diodes) – СИД светоизлу
THE LIGHTS STILL BURN
( From “My Most Unforgettable Character” by Charles Edison)
1. Read the text The Lights Still Burn and a) give your idea of the author’
Vocabulary
3.Underline the following words in the text then match a verb and a noun to make verb patterns.
VERB NOUN
Discussion
5. Read the text again and find out what circumstances might have prevented Edison from becoming a great scientist and inventor.
6.Edison often said, “ There is
Vocabulary
to launch – запускать
artificial satellite – искусственный спутник
manned
flight – пилотируемый человеком
permanent space station – космическая станция многоразо
Speaking
5.Discuss the to these questions with the partner.
· Is space travel useful to mankind? Why/ why not?
Could the money be better used for other things
SOCIAL LIFE
In American high schools, there is often much interest in other students as there is in school subjects. You can see this when you look at a typical high school yearbook. It is written once a year
SPORTS IN SCHOOL
Americans learn sports as part of their education. They learn two or more games, such as football or basketball. At high school, they choose groups of boys or girls to make teams. They choose those
CEREMONIES IN SCHOOL
Pledge of Allegiance
Every classroom has an American flag in it. From elementary to high school, students start each day by standing up and saluting the flag. They
NOVOSIBIRSK
1.Read the text and answer the questions a) What are the most important facts about Novosibirsk? b) What does Novosibirsk pride itself on?
2.Loo
Vocabulary
rank – занимать
rather – довольно
facilities – возможности
establishment –учреждение
stock exchange – биржа
settlement – поселок
ship yard – верфь
weaving fa
NOVOSIBIRSK
I Novosibirsk was founded in 1893. In 1993, we celebrated its 100-year anniversary. For a relatively short period of time, Novosibirsk turned from a tiny settlement into a district
Museums of Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk is also proud of its Fine Arts Gallery, which is the biggest in Siberia. There are icons, works of Russian and foreign painters in its expositions. A collection of Niko
SOME SPOTLIGHTS
The first underground was built in London in 1863. Until 1891 trains were steam-driven.
The oldest underground in continental Europe is in Budapest. It was put into operation in 1986.
CONTENTS
MODULE 1 EDUCATION.. 2
Introduction. 2
UNIT 1 HIGHER EDUCATION IN BRITAIN.. 3
UNIT 2 STUDENTS’ LIFE IN THE UK (GREAT BRITAIN) 10
UNIT 3 HIGHER EDUCATION IN RUSSI
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